Vote in AllThingsforSale’s Bento Contest
Vote for the cutest bentos of the 15 finalists in AllThingsforSale's bento contest on Facebook!
Read MoreOnigiri Treats
Most people new to bento eventually read about a mysteriously named, popular food item called ‘onigiri’. It’s a bit of an...
Read MoreContest: The Twelve Days of Bento
This past weekend was pretty packed with things to do. Saturday I had to do a ton of cleaning to make room for our Christmas tree, which I...
Read MoreWin a Bento USB Drive
Those of you that follow me on Twitter know that a few weeks ago someone sent me the link to the coolest thing I’d seen in just about...
Read MoreContest Winner & Hawaiian Bento (381)
A Hawaiian luau comes to Zojirushi's Thermal Mini Bento set and the results are finally in on my 500K Bento Contest! Check out the awesome winning entries!
Read More500K Bento Contest
This is your chance to win a ton of awesome bento goodies in Adventures in Bentomaking's 500K Bento Contest! Read the rules carefully and submit your entry ASAP!
Read MoreMr. Bento Winner!
I’m truly sorry for the lack of postings lately and for my lateness in drawing up my Mr. Bento winner. It’s safe to say that my...
Read MoreMs. Bento Winner
I’m very happy to announce that I’ve managed to injure myself two more times this weekend!! Woohoo!! No wait, that wasn’t...
Read MoreMiso Chicken in a Gorgeous Bento Box
Read my review of the gorgeous 2-tier cedar bento box available from Life Without Plastic, a company dedicated to ridding the world of wasteful plastics.
Read MoreMiracle Frootie Party and Drawing Winner!
After reading about miracle berries online, Mr. Pikko finds us some miracle fruit in candy form and we have ourselves a miracle fruit party, complete with beer!
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My name is Crystal Watanabe and I'm 32 years old, living in Honolulu, Hawaii with my husband and two children. I have an addictive personality and that's a terrible thing when you're into cute bentos. I own over 200 bento boxes and way too many bento accessories!. 